A Sense of purpose

​People often ask me what Silver Station is and my answer is always, it is a social club for people 55 and older and I include how important socialization is as we age.  One of the most near and dear reasons why Silver Station is so important is it can help people feel a sense of purpose.  What does that mean, a sense of purpose, and how does Silver Station accomplish that?  Sadly, Merriam Webster doesn’t give a definition for ‘sense of purpose’.  It does define purpose as “something that one hopes or intends to accomplish” and sense as “to have a clear idea of”.  If we put those together, we get a sense of purpose is:  A clear idea of something one hopes to accomplish.  My definition of a sense of purpose:  A reason to get up in the morning.  If someone doesn’t have a reason to get up in the morning, the day can very well be lost. There are many reasons we get up in the morning: work, children, pets, a hobby, a loved one etc.  As we age, many of those reasons are gone.  I want Silver Station to give people a reason to get up in the morning, a sense of purpose, whether it is to meet friends for coffee each morning or to finish that game of chess or for a class.  Helping people feel a sense of purpose is my sense of purpose.  Silver Station can give us all a reason to get up in the morning.